Weighing-machine.



R. H. KLEISER.

WEIGHING MACHINE.

APPLzcATloN man N0v.15. 1915.

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ROBERT H. KLEISER, OFKDE WITT, ARKANSAS.

WEIGHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 'June 6, 1916.

Appioation led November 15, 1915. Serial No.` 61,676.

This invention relates to weighing ma? chines and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a machine of the character stated especially adapted to be used for weighing commodities such as for instance, rice, or other similar granular materials, and which includes a weighing hopper mounted upon a beam which in turn is pivotally mounted upon a frame and which is provided with a weight adjustably mounted thereon. A closure iS provided for the discharge end of the weighing hopper and a filling hopper is pivotally connectedwith the frame and receives the lower end portion-of the said weighing hopper. The filling hopper is adapted to be tilted or swung upon its pivot when the contents of the weighing hopper are emptied into the filling hopper and the material which falls from the weighing hopper into th'e filling hopper may gravitate into a bag or other receptacle provided at the dischargeend of the filling hopper for the reception of the material. Means are provided for opening the discharge valve of the I weighing hopper when the filling hopper is tilted as above indicated. A feeding hopper is mounted upon the frame above the weighing hopper and a valve is pivotally mounted upon the same and normally closes the discharge outlet thereof. Means are provided upon the weighing hopper and the valve of the feeding hopper for closing the valve of the feeding hopper when the weighing hopper moves away from the same and for opening the`valve of the feeding hopper when the weighing hopper moves toward the same and is in position to receive'the commodity from the feeding hopper.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of ,the Weighing machine showil .the parts in their relative position when'pte weighing hopper is in a position to receive the commodity from the feeding hopper. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the machine showing the relative positions of the parts when the filling hopper has been tilted or swung upon its pivotal connection with the frame and the operating mechanism for the valve ofthe weighing hopper has been moved to permit the material to gravitate from the weighing hopper into the filling hopper. Fig. 3 is a similar view looking at themachine at a right angle from the view shown in Fig. 2 and showing the parts in different positions. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View of the weighing machine. Fig.' 5 is a detail Side elevation of. the intermediate parts of the weighing machine. Fig. 6 is a similar view looking at the same at a right angle to the view shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical I sectional view of an attachment which ma)r be applied to the hopper of the weighing machine.

The weighing machine comprises a base 1 which may be positioned upon a floorvor other suitable support. The said base 1 is provided at its center with a collar 2 which slidably receives the lower end portion of a" standard 3. A set screw -1 is mounted upon the collar 2 and at its inner end is engageable with the standard 3 to hold the same at an adjusted position with ``relation to the base 1. A frame 5 is mounted at the upper end of the standard 3 and by loosening the set screw 4 the said frame may be swung around the axis of the standard 3 and positioned at any desired side of the axis of the said standard.

A beam G is pivotally mounted upon the frame y and a weight 7 is slidably mounted upon the said beam. A bar' Sis mounted upon the beam 6 above the point of pivotal connection between the said beam and the frame 5 and a counter weight 9 is slidabiy mounted upon the said bar 8. A weighing hopper 10 is fixed to one end of the beam 6 and is provided at its lower end with apivasv oted valve 11. The upper end of the weigh- 'l ing hopper 10 is fiaredI or funnel-sha ed as at 12. A weightedlever 18 is pivotal y connected at one end to the side of the weighing hopper 10 and the said lever 13'is provided at a point between its free end and the point of pivotal connection with the hopper 10 with an upstanding arm 14. yA bar 15- yis laispivotally connected at its lower end with the Valve 11 at a point' betw'n the point of pivotal connection of the Valve with A10a pivotally connected at'its yupper en d with the upper portion of the arm 14 and the said bar the hop r 10 and the free' edge Vof the said valve. i he bar 15 is provided at a point be oted end of the lever 13 whereby the point I of pivotal connection between the bar 15 and the arm 1/1 may be positioned at one side of a line extending through the point of pivotal connection between the bar 15 of the valve 11 and the pointl of pivotal donnection be.- tween the lever 13 and the hopper 10. For instance, when the'point of pivotal conneetion between thehar 15 and the arm 14 is in advance oi the line which extends through the pivot between the'bar- 15 and 4the valve- 11 and the lever 13 and the hopper 10 the said valve 11 is held in closed position against the lower end of the weighing hopn per 10. I When however, the point of pivotal connection between the-bari 15 and the arm 14 is moved toward the opposite side of the said line the free edge of the valve 11 mov gravitate in a downward direction thereby uncovering the lower end of the weighing hopper 10 and permitting the contente thereof to gravitate therefrom.

An arm 17 is fixedly attached to the frame 5 and a lever 18 is fulcrumed at a point hetween 'its ends to the end portion of Athe arm 17. A roller 19 is journaled at the side of the weighing hopper 10 and the lever 18 is provided at its upper end Awith a hook 20 adapted at times to engage over the roller 19 as hereinafter explained. A har 21 is iixed to the bar l5 and pin and slot connection is provided between the bar 21 and the lever 18. A lilling hopper is pivotally or hingedly connected with the frame 5 at a point 2l and the upper portion of the iilling hopper receives the lower part of the weighing hopper 10 and the valve 11 which is attached to the lower end thereof. The filling hopper is provided at its lower end with a discharge nozzle 25 around which a bag or other container may loe.

placed and through which the material may he 'fed from the filling hopper 23 into the said container'. A pin and'slot connection 2G is provided between the lower end of the lever 1.8 and the side of the filling hopper 23. A feeding hopper 27 is mounted -upon the frame 5 at a point above the weighing hopper 10 and a valve 28 ispivotally mountis adapted to close the lower outlet end thereof.

An arm 2) is turnahly mounted upon the pivot o'l' the valve 28 and the said arm is provided at its upper end with a roller 30. The arm 29 is provided at its lower end with an offset extremity A set screw 32 is provided at the lower portion ot' the arm ed at the side of the hopper 27 and at timesweighing hopper 10 and the said bar is provided at its upper end with a cam surface .5l-'i adapted to engage the roller 30 and swing elevated position. The adjusting means for securing the arms 33 to the hopper 10 may consist' of holt and slot devices 35 or any other suitable securing means may he provided for holding the har sll at au adjusted position upon the hopper 10. When the hopper '10 swings in a downward direction, a lug 36 which carried at the upper end of the 33 below the cam surface 34 engages the offset extremity B1 of the arm 29 and the said arm is swung whereby the valve 28 is moved to a cloned position below the feeding hopper 27. ,The valve 28 may be provided at that side opposite the side there oi at which the arm 2i) is mounted with outstanding spaced lugs 37 and 38 and a rod 39 is pivoted to the valve at a point between and below ,the lugs 37 and 38. The intermediate portion of the rod 89 lies loetween the said lugs and a weight i0 is mounted upon the upper portion of the rod. When the valve 28 moves to an open position the rod 89 is swung by gravity into engagement with the lug 38 whereby the valve is temporarily held in an open position and when the valve 28 is swung to a closed post tion 'the .rod 39 held by gravity in contact with 'the lug 3'? so thatpthe said valve 28 temporarilj/-fr held closed at the lower end ot the hopper 2i'. By providing the rod 3f: and weight i0 adjustably mounted thereon the said valve 2d is caused to move promptly from a closed to an open position vice v rsa. The valve 28 provided at its bottom with a s/-shaped openingl lll which adapted to move under the lower.

beam to swine' the beam whereb' the weighing hopper l() is moved to its elevated position. The weighing hopper while at its elevated position moves the bar 33 whereby thecam surface 314i thereof engages the roller 30 and swings the arm 29 which in turn moves the valve 23 to an open position. Consequently the .material may gravitate from the hopper into the hopper 10. 7When a sx-il'licieut quantity oi the material has zurcumulatei. in the hopper 10 to counterlmlancc thc weight theV hopper 1() descends by gravity and hence the lug 3U in turn Swings `from the hopper?! into at the upper portion of the bar 33 encounters the oiset extremity 3l oi' the .arm 2E) and Swings the valve 28 from an open to a closed position whereby the How of material o from the hopper 27 into the hopper -10 is interrupted.

An operator then places a bag or other tacle about the nozzle 25 ot the hopper 28 and swings the lower end of the hopper 23 in a forward direction onthe pivot 24C between the said hopper andthe trame 5. During the forward swinging .movement of the lower portion of the hopper the lever is swung whereby the. hooi; 2O is carried over the roller 19 and at the same time the pin and slot connection 22 between 'the lever 18 and the bar l ewinge the said bar which the bar l so that the point of pivotal connection between the bar l5 and the arm lei is carried behind a line between the ,point of pivotal connection of the bar and and the eide of the hopper l0. The Atree edge of the valve il is relieved of its eupport and under the weight of the material in the hopper it() the valve 1l fnvinge to an openposition. and the material may gravi tate from the hopper 10 into the hopper 23 and through'the nozzle thereoiE into thc bag or other receptacle which :is applied to the said nozzle. Thus it will be seen that the material 'is weighed in predetermined quantities and each quantity is deposited within a single positing one quantity of the weighed mate rial in a bag or receptacle the lower portion ot' the hopper isreleased .vhereby it sumas a vertical poaition under the intluence o1' gravity and .the lever i8 ia moved to release the roller 3 9 whereby thou/eight causes the weighing hopper l0 to move in an upward direction and the connecting he cause the w id valve to tion and the valve ia locked in a cioeed position in view of fact that the point of pivotal connecj the arm la ie moved to a point in advance of the line which passes through the point of pivotal connection between the bar l5 and the valve ll and the lever lil and the hopper l0.

llhen the hopper lOlmovcs; 'from a lower to an upper position iustdescribcdj the cani surface 3d carried at the upper portion of tie bar encounters the roller 30 upon the arm 29 whereby' the valve t28 is moved trom a clonal to an open position and a certain quantity of material may gravitate the hopper l0.

Sometimes in Weighingsmall quantities of material it is desirable to use a talee hop- *ier in the hopper l0, the `said talee hopper being lese in transverse sectional area than thel tmneverec sectional arca et the hopper move to a closed posithe valve ll and the lever 13.

bag'or receptacle. After de veen the valve 1l and the arm 7,

between the bar l5 and 10. In this instance a hopper 10 is inserted in the hopper l() and is held therein by means of a fiange 10 which is mounted at the upper end of the hopper 10 and adapted to lie over the upper edge of the hopper l0. By providing such a small hopper and. using,r the same when small amounts of the material are weighed the quantity of mato rial in the small hopper is maintained therein in a long and slim column or volume and hence it will gravitate more readily through the small hopper when the valve 1l is moved from under the hopper l() and thus it will more directly through the filling hopper and into the package and the matcrial will not have a tendency to dribble and a more accurate weight of the small quantities may be had. When the, false hopper is used small amounts of materialmay he accurately weighed because the material on the way, frequently called the column of material in the air is cut ofi" with each weighing and the columns of material are maintained at uniform minimum length.

Therefore, it will be seen that a weighing machine is provided and that the machine will automatically weigh the material and separate it into predetermined quantities. However, the machine does not automatically empty itself but whenever an operator applies a receptacle to the filling hopper of the machine and subjects the filling hopper to the manipulation described the predetermined quantity oi.' material which has been weighed' is permitted to pass under the intluence ofgravity from the machine into the receptacle or container.

Having described the invention what is claimed is cl. A weighing machine comprising a balanced beam, a weighing lhopper carried by the beam, a valve for closing the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a filling h'opper mounted for movement with relation to the weighing hopper, means operable by the movementot the filling hopper for moving the valve with relationto the weighing hopper, a `hopper located above the weighing hopper, a valve for icontrolling the discharge outlet of the last mentioned hopper and 'n'ieans carried by the weighing hopper for moving the valve-of the lastnicntioned hoppor.`

A weighing machine comprising a balanced beam, a wcighingliopper carried by the beam, a valve pivotally mounted at thc` discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a filling hopper pivotally mountedffor swinging movement with relation to the weighing hopper, moans adapted to be operatedin consequence of the swinging movement of the filling hopper, for moving the valve with relation to the weighing hopper, a feeding hopper located above the weighing hopper, a valve mounted for movement at',

the discharge outlet of the feeding hopper and means carried by the weighing hopper for moving the valve upon the feeding hopper.

3. A weighing machine comprising a balanced beam, avweighing .hopper carried by the beam, a valve mounted for movement at the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a filling hopper mounted for pivotal movement with relation to the Weighing hopper, a weighted lever mounted upon the weighing hopper andy having an opstanding arm, a bar connecting said arm with the valve of the weighing hopper and having an offset portion adapted vat times to receive the pivoted end portion of the said lever, a second llever fulcrumed at the side of the filling hopper there being pin and slot connections betweeny one end portion of the second mentioned lever and the said filling hopper, an outstanding vpart carried by the .weighing hopper, the second mentioned lever having a hook adapted to engage over said outstanding part, a, bar pivotally mountedadjacent the hoppers and connected with the first mentioned bar, there being pin and slot connections between thesecond mentioned bar and the second mentioned lever, a

.feeding hopper mounted above the weighing hopper, a faire movably mounted at the discharge outlet of the feeding hopper and means carried by the weighing hopper for moving the valve of the feeding hopper.

JC. A. weighing machine comprising a balanced beam, a`hopper carried thereby, a valve mounted for pivotal movement at the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a lilling hop )er pivotally mounted below the weighing hopper, a Weighted lever fulerumed upon thevweighing hopper, a bar pivotally connected with the weighing hopper, and pivotally connected with the valve and .having an offset portion adapted at times to receive the pivoted end of the said lever, a second lever fulcrumed adjacent the hoppers, there being pin and slot 'conne .:tions provided between the second mentioned lever and filling hopper, an olfset part carried by the weighing hopper, there being a hook provided upon the -second mentioned lever adapted to engage over said offset part at times, a bar pivotcd adjacent the hoppers and connected with thc first mentioned bar, there being pin and slot connections between the second mentioned bar of the second mentioned lever and means for feeding material to the weighing hopperr 5. A weighing machine comprising a balanced beam, a weighing hopper carried by the beam, ay valve pivotally mounted at the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a

filling hopper pivotally mounted with rela tion to the weighing hopper, means operable in consequence of the swinging movement of the filling hopper for moving the valve with relation to the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a feeding hopper mounted above the weighing hopper, a valve for controlling the outlet of the feeding hopper, an arm fixed to the pivot of the last mentioned valve, a bar carried by the weighing hopper and having :1n end portion engageable with said arm to move the 'alve of the feeding hopper in consequence of the movement of the weighing hopper. y

6. A weighing machine comprising a balanced beam, a weighing hopper carried thereby, a vvalve movably mounted at the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a filling hopper movably mounted with relation to the weighing hopper, means operable in consequence of the movcn'ient of the filling hopper with. relation to the 'weighing hopper for moving the valve at a discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a feeding hopper located above the weighing hopper, a valve pivotally mounted upon the feeding hopper, and adapted to control the discharge thereof. an arm adjustably mounted upon the pivot of the valve of the feeding hopper, means for securing said arm at an adjusted position with relation to the valve of the feeding hopper, and a bar carried by the weighing hopper and engageable with the said arm toswing the valve of the feeding hopper in consequence of the movement of the weighing hopper.

i'. A weighing machine comprising a balanced beam. a weighing hopper carriedby the beam, a valve mounted for movement at the discharge outlet of the weighing hoppor, a lilling hopper movably mounted with relation to the weighing hopper, means operable in consequence of the movement of the filling hopper with relation to the weighing hopper for moving the valve at the discharge outlet of the weighing hopper, a false hopper insertible inthe weighing hopper for diminishing the transverse sectimialarea thereof, a feeding hopper located above the weighing hopper, a valve movably mounted upon the feeding hopper and means carried b v the weighing hopper for moving the valve upon the feeding hopper in consequence of the movement of the weighing hopper.

In testimony whereof l aliix my signature in presence of two witnessesi ROBERT Il. KLEISER. Witnesses (l. W. llansnmnonn, Cime. H. Knmsnn. 

